WEBVTT TONIGHT.... ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE HITS SOUTH CAROLINA. IT'S THE 2ND... IN 48 HOURS. THIS ONE... NOT AS POWERFUL AS THE 1ST ONE FRIDAY NIGHT. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE IT HAPPENED. THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CONFIRMS A 3.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.... STRUCK AT 3:23 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON... IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. THAT'S... JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE 4.1 MAGNITUDE QUAKE... LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. WE'RE HEARING REPORTS FROM OUR VIEWERS... THAT THEY FELT THE JOLT THIS AFTERNOON... IN ABBEVILLE, GREENWOOD AND WARE SHOALS. GOOD EVENING. I'M ANGELA RODRIGUEZ... NO MAJOR DAMAGE IS REPORTED... BUT THESE EARTHQUAKES HAVE LEFT MANY OF US WITH QUESTIONS-- WE WANT TO BRING IN METEOROLOGIST CHRIS JUSTUS. CHRIS... THIS FALLS UNDER YOUR EXPERTESE. YEAH ANGELA WE STUDIED A LOT ABOUT THIS SCHOOL. 1. CHRIS, MANY ARE ASKING... IF THIS IS COMMON FOR OUR AREA? another earthquake was felt across the area sunday afternoon around 3:20pm. this one was a 3.2 magnitude. friday's earthquake was a minor one, but still enough to be felt across three states. it even caused minor damage at the epicenter. weaker earthquakes are not uncommon for our area. the largest quake in the upstate and midlands was back in 1916 and measured a 5.1 on the richter scale. the major charleston earthquake of 1886 was a 7.3. 2. THIS ONE WAS A 3.2 MAGNITUDE ON THE RICHTER SCALE.... SOME THAT FELT THE LAST ONE DIDN'T THIS TIME--WHY IS THAT? another earthquake was felt across the area sunday afternoon around 3:20pm. this one was a 3.2 magnitude. friday's earthquake was a minor one, but still enough to be felt across three states. it even caused minor damage at the epicenter. weaker earthquakes are not uncommon for our area. the largest quake in the upstate and midlands was back in 1916 and measured a 5.1 on the richter scale. the major charleston earthquake of 1886 was a 7.3. 3. FINALLY... SOME ARE WONDERING... IF THESE SMALL EARTHQUAKES ARE, PERHAPS, LEADING UP TO A BIGGER OTHER QUAKE--IS THAT TRUE? another earthquake was felt across the area sunday afternoon around 3:20pm. this one was a 3.2 magnitude. friday's earthquake was a minor one, but still enough to be felt across three states. it even caused minor damage at the epicenter. weaker earthquakes are not uncommon for our area. the largest quake in the upstate and midlands was back in 1916 and measured a 5.1 on the richter scale. the major charleston earthquake of 1886 was a 7.3.